COUPLERS, STRAIN RELIEF HUBS, AND NOSE PIECES FOR AN ABLATION CATHETER ASSEMBLY

    公开(公告)号:EP4201356A2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-28

    申请号:EP22215930.3

    申请日:2022-12-22

    IPC分类号: A61B18/14

    摘要: The disclosed technology includes couplers, nose pieces, and strain relief hubs for ablation catheter assemblies and methods of using the same. The disclosed technology can include a medical probe having a coupler having a first portion, a second portion, and a vent port. The second portion can slide between a first position and a second position. When in the first position, the vent port can be at least partially obstructed by the first portion and, when in the second position, the vent port can be unobstructed by the first portion. The medical probe can include a nose piece having an outer diameter of less than 0.14 inches and an aperture extending therethrough. The aperture can be sized to receive a catheter. The medical probe can include a strain relief hub having a first portion and a second portion and configured to be coupled to a handle of the medical probe.

    COUPLERS, STRAIN RELIEF HUBS, AND NOSE PIECES FOR AN ABLATION CATHETER ASSEMBLY

    公开(公告)号:EP4201356A3

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-23

    申请号:EP22215930.3

    申请日:2022-12-22

    IPC分类号: A61B18/14 A61M25/10

    摘要: The disclosed technology includes couplers, nose pieces, and strain relief hubs for ablation catheter assemblies and methods of using the same. The disclosed technology can include a medical probe having a coupler having a first portion, a second portion, and a vent port. The second portion can slide between a first position and a second position. When in the first position, the vent port can be at least partially obstructed by the first portion and, when in the second position, the vent port can be unobstructed by the first portion. The medical probe can include a nose piece having an outer diameter of less than 0.14 inches and an aperture extending therethrough. The aperture can be sized to receive a catheter. The medical probe can include a strain relief hub having a first portion and a second portion and configured to be coupled to a handle of the medical probe.

    CATHETER BALLOON HAVING INCREASED RESILIENCE TO INTERNAL PRESSURIZATION

    公开(公告)号:EP4205678A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-05

    申请号:EP22216857.7

    申请日:2022-12-28

    IPC分类号: A61B18/14

    摘要: A catheter balloon comprises an ellipsoidal membrane. A plurality of flexible circuit strips, each of which comprises a substrate and a contact electrode, are disposed about the membrane. A coating is disposed atop at least the outer surface of the membrane and may also be disposed atop a portion of each of the substrates. The coating may comprise a dielectric material, such as parylene. The coating may increase the smoothness of the balloon. When subject to internal pressures that expand the balloon, the coating may also increase the resilience of the balloon relative to a balloon that lacks the coating as determined by changes in the balloon's diameter before and after expansion.